Greetings From Storybrooke A Once Upon A Time Podcast

Join Bill Meeks and Anne Marie DeSimone as they celebrate the holiday season with Christmas story readings, then they (and their listeners) open Secret Santa gifts, and then we'll wind it up with our 2014 video Take Me Home for Christmas!

(S06E06) - Hook's ship has been breached by a special person who has come to teach. This captain needs a lesson he needs to know that revenge isn't a blessin. Henry and Hook have been captured upon a place where Hook has been before, but his brother Liam has a personal settle to score. This all takes place in this week's "Dark Waters"

(S06E05) - Your hosts discuss the introduction of Aladdin and Jasmine into the Once Upon a Time mythos in "Street Rats".

Wait? Greetings From Storybrooke is back??!? Your new hosts Bobby , Liz, and Tony pick up the torch put down by Bill and Anne Marie and discuss the first four episodes of Once Upon a Time Season 6... It's a whole new podcast!

Join Bill Meeks and Anne Marie DeSimone as they bring you the latest in pop culture entertainment news. From books to Broadway to TV and video games, they'll tell you what's inside the Universe Box. This episode features a sampler platter of our best stories from the first month.

A table read of the Bill Meeks Pilot Infinite Tina. Includes a post-read discussion with members of the cast. | After a bad breakup, a girl abandons her dream job to go jaunting around the multiverse aided by her smartphone VICCI. Her "transitions" send her through countless alternate versions of her life as she attempts to discover who she should become.

The time has come. Join Bill Meeks, Anne Marie DeSimone, and a panel of some of their faithful listeners to discuss Season 5 as a whole. Bring your Magic Juice.

(S05E22-23) - Robin is dead and Regina’s depressed. Hook has returned and she thinks he’s a pest. Rumple has taken Storybrooke’s magic to keep Belle’s fate from being so tragic. Henry wants to change up the show. His dad had a plan that only he knows. He’s off to New York while the Charmings realm jump. They encounter a weakling who becomes quite a grump. Regina’s concerned she’ll become evil and use her magic to go straight medieval. Henry kills magic and strands his grandparents. His commitment to cause is so thin it’s transparent. He bothers New Yorkers but makes them believe. The characters in Hyde’s world all start to leave. Our heroes find enemies in the midst of their glory. “Only You” will believe “An Untold Story.”

(S05E21) - Arthur is out of places to flee. Now that he’s dead he’s the new Mr. Smee. They search Hades’ lair for part of the book. Emma must learn to let go of Hook. Zelina’s protecting her newish companion from heroes who want to kill him and damn him. Fresh lives go dark as old ones relight. What face did we make while viewing “Last Rites?” We also make a big announcement!

(S05E20) - Hades engages our heroes assistance. The Stilkskins move his Zelena some distance. We learn the tale of Emma's red jacket (her leather armor if she thinks to pack it). Captain Swan is true love! This ship is confirmed. Shame that their time has finally termed. Hades outwits one higher nerd. The flames start to fly in this week's “Firebird.”

(S05E19) - Hades is ready to settle on down. He’s tired of Underbrooke and wants a new town. Regina will chill her sibling’s love plotter with help of the previously lost miller’s daughter. Children of Cora have a vague history, one that till now was a Once mystery. Will returning the past make Zelena quit twisters? Bad makeup abounds in this week’s sad “Sisters.”

(S05E18) - The Yellow Brick Road is now overgrown. Dorothy is living in Oz all alone. Well... Besides Toto and all of the Munchkins (those magical micro her-loving bumpkins). Ruby and Mulan wander along hunting for wolves while talking of songs. No love for Mulan (despite those who ship her). Our heroes stall out for this week’s "Ruby Slippers.” We're joined by guest Amy P.!

(S04E17) - Belle’s father’s kingdom is under attack. Ogres are coming and she won’t do jack. Hades gives Gaston some magical arrows in hopes he’ll put Rumple in the damp barrows. A hero, to Belle, is concerned with compassion. It’s hard when hopelessness is so in fashion. Her kill count ticks up to greater than zero when she saves the life of “Her Handsome Hero.” We're joined by guest Dawn Owar!

(S04E16) - We quickly find out Zelena knows Hades. They both have a plan for fairy tale babies. Speaking of babies, the Charmings haunt theirs. Belle catches Rumple sneaking up from downstairs. Henry can write now. Isn't that sweet?. Shame that it only works when he sleeps! If he had a brain the Scarecrow could stay. A hellish pair canoodles in this, “Our Decay”.

(S05E15) - With Emma’s help Hook is quick to recover. A knock on the door? Turns out it’s his brother. Liam’s the hero Hook emulated, a betrayal at sea being unstated. The Apprentice points Henry towards his broken pen. The Sorcerer’s mansion comes back again. Will Liam move Hook to lofty new zones? Siblings unite in this week’s “The Brothers Jones”.

(S04E14) - Hades sends Hook down the Lost River. Gold’s crystal ball gives him quite a shiver. To save his old enemy he’ll need his ex whose aura will cancel out Hades house hex. Regina is on the hunt for some closure. Cruella provides the gravestone disclosure. That’s more than some shade Rumple just threw. No big surprise. Evil is what “Devil’s Due.” / We're joined by guests Bri and Alex from Other Side of the Mirror and What The Fangirl!

(S05E13) - Snow White stumbles on an old friend's grave. She's endeared to him for advice that he gave. Cerberus killed him. Soon he'll kill Hook. Cruella wants Henry to rewrite the book. Mary Margaret is tired of being so boring. She finds Hercules who she's bent on restoring. With her help he and Meg will ascend up above if they can complete her "Labor of Love."

(S04E12) - The gang’s on a mission to save Captain Hook. They encounter saints, fathers, and crooks. Cora and daughter are soon reunited. A once-blind witch is apparently sighted. Rumple meets Pan back at the shop. The gang’s new game plan isn’t how this all started.They’ve got distracted by “The Souls of the Departed.”

Join Bill Meeks, Anne Marie DeSimone, and special guest Brittany Duke from Once Upon a Podcast to discuss all the Once Upon a Time Season 5B spoilers you can shake a stick at!

(S02E02) - Bill and Anne Marie sit down to watch the classic episode "We Are Both". We cross the town line, offer to teach Regina magic, and give a stirring speech from the bed of our truck. We also point out things that make sense now while making fun of the stuff that has changed. It’s just like sitting down and watching the episode with us!